1993 Toyota T100 | Retro Review 

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Lol...right? True story: I had a lady come through my shop because she smacked a curb. She says " I don't understand why? My lane departure warning never warned me..." 🤔🤔

@@76calidude I like those features, they’re like cheat codes for driving. But I never rely on them 🤦🏻‍♂️

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What gets me is how damn big modern trucks are with similar capacity. I saw a 90s f250 and it wasnt much bigger than a modern f150 with less capacity.

1) Most trucks were on decades old platforms in the 90s because there was no competition. GM changed in 88, Dodge in 93, and Ford in 97. Toyota was playing catch-up because they had no full-size trucks. The T-100 was their first effort.. but it was still no full size. Not until the Tundra.. which incidentally is now far older than all of the American trucks. 2) Light duty and heavy duty trucks use to be built on the same chassis. The only differences are things like tire sizes and ratings, springs, shocks, brakes, transmissions, engines, etc. Ford decided to make the Superduty in 1999 after two years of making the F-250 on the curvy 1997 platform. Partly to expand its capacities, partly to appeal to people who wanted a more “manly” looking truck, and partly to make the 1/2s lighter and more user friendly. Other manufacturers still use the same platforms.. but they are more differentiated with things like independent front suspension vs solid axles and availability of diesels vs gas etc.

I would mine still runs great has 700k plus

nah, the Dakota looks better

Agreed

I feel they've all been scooped up by low-wage handymen and gardeners

@@bvedant Yeah and the simple fact is that people were expecting too much from them so they never appreciated it for what it was

Am I have driven one it is such a treat to drive it shifts really smoothly and it is a running machine

Contrary to popular belief, they can work harder than the average truck owner will push it

@C G my dad has a black 1997 T100 dual cab with only 107k miles. The paint is in really good condition for the years. Besides the rust on the fenders. The interior is in good condition as well. I'm hoping he'll sell it to me when I turn 16. It's the best one within a 200-mile radius for sure.

@@asdfghjqwertyu1858 turbo charger can make sense, you know. Because not everyone has cheap and good petrol.

For such the ram 1500 grille is the worst looking grille. EVER

@@sonnymendoza9654 Actually had a Ram 1500 and thought the interior and exterior was quite pleasing. It was the transmission recall, failing heater core, and gas mileage as bad as a 2500 truck.

That's what being ahead of your time tends to do, as long as you build things to last. Not good for Toyota sales at the time, but good for their heritage.

I had a 95 with the 3.4L V6. I wish I didn’t get rid of it. That was an amazing truck.

I almost bought one in 2015. I really wish I had given their dependability

@@Bouzoukiellas Yeah, Toyota T100 and Tundra is amazing trucks and durables. Resistence and force with quality Toyota

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Happy new year! Bye bye 2020 see you Never.

You too brother. Very kind thing for you to say.

Getting on it lol

You could tell that younger guy test driving it was having a lot of fun lmao. Can't help but smile with a light snappy truck and a 5 speed.

I agree I have a 1995 model with almost 700k very reliabe

Gem of any era

There's plenty of videos on RU-vid of Toyota pickups passing 1 MILLION miles, so i'm not surprised.

How many leaky head gaskets ?

@@willywonka521 tea

How many concrete pumps has he pulled to work ?

I keep hearing about a friend " why no one actually own one

My Tacoma has 300k they don’t die, 😂

Don't forget the 4.5 V8 diesel they put on overseas Land Cruisers 😎

tundra is also a flop, Hilux is much better

Ford sued Toyota back then for calling it the T100. That’s why it’s been called a Tundra for the past 20 years

@@slimshadyjr9889 What was Ford's claim to the "T100" name? Too similar to "F100"?

@@toronado455 It was actually the "T150" name that got Toyota Sued. After that they officially changed it to "Tundra".

@@slimshadyjr9889 Ford needs to fuckhoff sometimes and fix their Eco-Boost.

I was wondering why they didn't mention the tariff.

@@terryorcutt8739 cause a tariff is really gonna sell you on a vehicle

I was thinking the exact same thing! Stupid chicken tax

Note how the reporter made it sound as if thats how much Toyota wants for it due to their greed.

The 4.7 in my sequoia was awesome, I miss that truck, I didn't need a fullsize anymore and missed shifting gears so it went for a 20 civic si, I tell my girlfriend she needs a tundra because I miss the sequoia errgh a pile of money can fix this

So basically brand new. You won't start breaking it in until 140k.

wanna sell it!?

Lies

400000?

That's what my MIL owns too. Bought it new. Still has it

Xavier Parrish - You mean the 3.4L QuadCam V6? That was the engine "H-100's" * were upgraded to soon enough... * the whole production of the T-100 (as well as the FJ Cruiser) were made at a Hino truck factory, rather than a Toyota car one in Japan.

I had it. And it was a solid truck.

My dad had a 1990 “Tacoma” that thing was amazing, the 3.0 V6 are bulletproof if you put head gaskets.

@@tylerexperience8704 keyword... headgaskets. other than that its brilliant

@@tylerexperience8704 uh hate to burst your bu bubble bro top but tacos weren't in production until 1995..they were just toyota pickups until 95 .still great trucks..I prefer the 22re 2.4 liter 4 cylinder tho..there solid for sure .just low on hp

They did, it was called a 1st Gen Tundra

@@Fuckstupidlibtards, my point was to do it in a truck this size.

@@theinternets7516 the tundra is this size (at least the first gen is)

@@patrickmartin3322 slightly bigger, t100 is barely bigger than same year tacoma

So... 99% of truck owners who don’t realize that you can haul it better in a minivan or that you can get it delivered rather than getting everything soaked in a spring shower while messing around with ratchet straps, red flags, and prayers that the load won’t wind up going through someone’s windshield.

Sure it was. It’s not a real truck. Mah truck is a real truck! Even though it only has a 5.5 foot bed with a tonneau cover and never leaves pavement or tows anything.

Stevie Jo - the new "Maverick " you mention is like a Ute version of the 2G Ranger...

Hyundai is making one too. I'm excited to see how these new trucklettes do. The market for such a vehicle is certainly there, it remains to be seen just how large that market is.

@@dave3682 - so far there's the Santa Cruz and the Maverick. The latter being the one that will have the "mass appeal". Besides another one (I've always stated FCA [now Stellantis] could Americanize the Renegade-based Ram 1000*) and sell quite a bit of them here) I don't see much more room for those here... * FCA even made a Jeep prototype version for the Moab event in 2019

@@syxepop These new trucklettes aren't going after the traditional pickup market, though, which is why I think they have a chance at being successful. The Santa Crux is being marketed as a crossover SUV with an open-air bed in place of a trunk. Hyundai themselves have said that the Santa Cruz will be a vehicle for people who enjoy the day to day versatility of a crossover SUV, but would appreciate the utility of an open-air bed. The idea is that you're going to walk into a Hyundai dealership looking for a Tucson, and the salesman will reply "Of course sir/madam, would you like your Tucson with a trunk or a cargo bed?". Hyundai expects to sell between 50-70k a year. As for the Maverick, Ford is going after testosterone-filled young men. The idea being that any guy in his 20-early 30s would much rather drive a pickup truck (or even something that looks like one) than something like a Nissan Sentra... but he can't afford a new pickup so he settles for the sedan. This is why Ford is targeting an MSRP at or just below $20,000. Ford expects to sell 100,000 a year. If they are done right, I think tiny pickups are going to be the next big thing, they are going to explode just like tiny SUVs did and every manufacturer is going to scramble to bring one of their own to the market. They will live and die on their marketing, though. If you advertise these as pickup trucks, or, heaven forbid, midsize pickup trucks, they will fail as they aren't very impressive as straight-up pickup trucks. However, If you really push the idea that these are really just crossovers with a pickup bed instead of a trunk, and that they are intended to compete with the crossovers that they are based on and not real pickup trucks, then they will do well.

@@dave3682 - as you've stated these are NOT GOING AFTER THE AVERAGE PICKUP BUYER, as these won't have the towing or payload levels they "want" (there's a surprising number of 'poseurs" in pickup trucks out there). Besides those groups you mention, another group Ford is wanting to lure is those small (mostly individual-owned) businesses that generated sales for the Transit Connect. Those that cant afford a new workhorse F-150* and doesn't need towing and a sub-1400lb. payload (the original small truck crowd). * buying a used pickup truck is A DICIER PROPOSITION than a used car as almost all are either TOO NEW AND EXPENSIVE or TOO JUNKED OUT when they reach the used vehicle market

Yeah, thats a good truck engine.

Probably wouldn’t have fit in that engine bay

That’s what I was thinking, Like why not use their 1FZ-FE i6 that they used in the land cruiser at the time? Much more powerful and reliable than the crap 3VZ-E V6 that it came out with at the time. But at least they replaced it with the far superior 5VZ-FE a couple years later.

The 1FZ is huge, terrible on gas, and not that reliable. Definitely not one of Toyota’s better engines. There’s a reason it was only used for a few years, 1994-1997. Source: I own an FZJ80

A nice 2JZ-GTE would have done this truck just fine. Retune the turbos, profile the cams for low end grunt, and this truck would've put all American trucks in their place...way behind.

It's actually a fair bit smaller than the current standard-length (i.e. extended cab - which is longbed only - and shortbed crew cab) Tacoma: 5.6" shorter wheelbase, 3.2" shorter overall, but width is identical.

Nah man I just drove up to one of these guys with my 2019 taco. The T100 could find in the current model. Was nice to see the old school goodness on the road though.

Toyota is all about tried and true

Rumor is the next generation Tundra will not have the 5.7L. Instead a turbo V6. I certainly hope that is not the case. Would much rather have the dependable V8.

You’re going to be very disappointed in the next generation Tundra.

@@jeffsfleet unfortunately Toyota will still have to conform to modern emissions regulations. But if anyone can make a reliable turbocharged V6 it’d be Toyota. I seem to remember a certain reliable twin turbocharged inline six they made a couple decades ago...

@@jeffsfleet If Toyota AT LEAST have the option of either having the naturally aspirated V8 or turbocharged V6, that would be okay. I do not dislike turbo engines, but I just personally prefer larger naturally aspirates engines.

I drive a rav4 and at 39 years old I'm gonna keep a Toyota in my driveway for the rest of my life.👍

King of crap. I had a 90s Camry. Worst, most unreliable car I've ever owned.

@@herbiehusker1889 No.

@@kz1000ps Yes.

The 7M ate head gaskets for breakfast as well. Many Toyota engines had problems with head gaskets.

@@basshead. - IIRC, The 7M’s problems stemmed from improperly torqued head bolts from the factory while the 3VZ-E’s gasket material was just pure crap. At least a recall was issued for the 3VZ-E's defective head gaskets and many were replaced for free.

Were 3.0 engines rated at 150hp and 180Tq?

@@fordmanx3 yes, 3vz engine, ranged between 145 and 150hp

You have to take inflation into account. $18,000 in 1993 money is worth $32,416 today. Pickup trucks today are better buys today than they ever have been because their prices have barely increased compared to trucks from 30 years ago while their standard features, tech, safety, and capability have skyrocketed compared to those same trucks from 30 years ago. Also, when you take into account that loan APRs have been halved since the 1990s, the already small price gap between old trucks and new trucks shrinks even more.

Adjusted for inflation, that's nearly $33,000, which is more than the base price of many modern trucks, which come with all the features you're complaining about. So, in reality, you're getting more today for less money.

Dude, I sold my 2000 Ranger in the summer and got a newer truck. I miss that thing. Simple, 24MPG and no need to worry about heated seats or infotainment breaking. That was a real truck.

They are back, but cost $40,000!!

This isn't really mini. Its basically the same size of a modern Tacoma if you lift it.

Same! Except in Central California.

All over the country

It's not uncommon for Toyota pickups to have over 1 MILLION miles, documented on youtube.

The Terminator

How was it's fuel economy? Greetings

I have an 1988 Toyota 4×4 Longbed truck and it always gives me peace when I raise my hood and see the tag "Made in Japan!"🍻🤠

Now Japanese trucks are more American than American automakers can manage.

I still have my dad's 94 DX. 3.0 V6, RWD, manual trans. Only 150k on it, but life in Pennsylvania is killing the body. Frame is s solid though.

And every shift, assuming it's an MT

@@Matt_Dagostino most are, but fortunately mine's an automatic. Though I do prefer manuals

I got a 95 DX Extra cab , 5speed . lots of room in it. I cant even reach the other side door to role the damn window up without sitting in the middle. 4 people can get in it. But the back seats sit a little low.

Just rolled 305,000 this summer B4 i parked my 95 DX Extra Cab for the winter. The only thing that can kill one of these trucks is the exposure to the elements. A friend of mine had to junk 2 that the transmission mounts rusted away, but they kept running .

It was a Tacoma in a bigger body... that’s why

Didn't vanish where I live. I see two or three a day out here in poorsville, USA. These trucks might just live forever.

I see what you did there.

How is the frame?

Vo6 recall! They had gaskets on upside down. I remember I started to work at Toyota in summer of 98 and they just did that recall on all v6 engines.

@@mikewazowski7448 No rust.

The cost was due to the chicken tax imposed on imports at the time. The U.S. tarrif on import trucks was verry high

That's sweet man. There's almost none of them left in the salt belt.....

Yeah. You can't hang any steps or unnecessary fog lamps from the bed.